Developing Subject Specific Pedagogy of Natural Science Based Problem-based Learning Model to Increase Students' Scientific Literacy and Learning Outcomes

Abstract

This study aims to: (1) developing Subject Specific Pedagogy (SSP) of natural sciences suitable for science teaching and (2) knowing the effectiveness of SSP to improve the students' scientific literacy and learning outcomes. This research used the design of ADDIE development (Analysis, Design, Development and production, Implementation, Evaluation). SSP of natural sciences consisting of syllabus, lesson plan, student worksheet, and assessment instrument. The subjects of this research were 86 students from grade VII Pabelan 1 Junior High School in their second semester on 2016-2017 school year, consisting of: (1) 23 students of VII D for preliminary field testing and (2) 31 students of VII B as experimental class and 32 students of VII A as control class for main field testing. The data were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were in the form of suggestions from the validator to the Subject Specific Pedagogy (SSP). The quantitative data were students' test score of scientific literacy and learning outcomes, the response of the students to student worksheet, and the observation form of ongoing learning process. The data were analyzed using descriptive qualitative and quantitative analysis, gain score. The effectiveness of SSP was tested using  the design of Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design and analyzed using One Way Manova T² Hotteling test. The results of this study show that SSP of natural sciences with problem based learning model:  (1) is considered as valid according to experts and practitioners for science learning, (2) and is effective to improve the  scientific literacy and learning outcomes of 7^th grade students with significance= 0,003< 0,05.